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Petersburg Indiana Map

Explore Petersburg, Indiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Petersburg, Indiana

How to Use This Petersburg, Indiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Petersburg, Indiana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Indiana or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Petersburg.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Petersburg
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Pike County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Petersburg)

Latitude	38.491994
Longitude	-87.278624
Population	2,304
Density	606.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	47567
Area Code	812
County Seat	Petersburg
School District	Pike County School Corporation

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About Petersburg, Indiana

Petersburg is a locality in Pike County, Indiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,304. The population density is 606.0 people per km². Petersburg is located at 38.4920°N, 87.2786°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Petersburg) timezone. Petersburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 47567.

Petersburg emerges from the flat, fertile plains as a quiet intersection of earth and industry, where the horizon is defined by the steady, low-slung presence of the Beech Hills shimmering five miles to the east. It lies 12.9 miles south-southwest of Washington, IN (from Washington, IN: bearing 206°T), and is situated 8.6 miles east-northeast of Union. Prides Creek carves a meditative path through the landscape, its waters pulling the light of the late afternoon into a slow, dark ribbon that snakes past the fields and woodlots. Just a mile away, the stillness of Prides Creek Lake offers a mirror to the sky, framed by the quiet, managed wildness of the Farm Service Agency Interest Of In. The air here holds a distinct, heavy clarity, smelling of damp soil and the distant, metallic promise of the local coal seams that have long shaped the contours of the ground.

Petersburg carries the weight of a history rooted in the extraction of deep-earth energy, a legacy that continues to hum beneath the surface of its current, modest economy. The architecture remains anchored by sturdy, functional brick, reflecting a time when the rhythm of the day was dictated by the labor of the mines and the seasonal yield of the surrounding mosaic of farmland. Residents move through their chores with a deliberate, unadorned grace, their lives punctuated by the familiar sight of the Pike State Forest, which stands eleven miles off as a dense, green sanctuary against the wider, open expanse. In the cooling dusk, the town settles into a profound, terrestrial silence, a reminder that Petersburg is a place defined not by grand spectacle, but by the persistent, honest endurance of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Farm Service Agency Interest Of In (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.3 mi, 310° NW · 462 acres
Peter Britton Cabin (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 247° SW
Sugar Ridge Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 173° S
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.2 mi, 191° S · 20k acres
Pike State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 197° S
Company F. 42nd Indiana Monument (Public Artwork) — 11.2 mi, 198° S
Oakland City Golf Club (Local Recreation) — 11.7 mi, 200° S
Daviess County Museum (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 027° NE
Gwaltney Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 13.1 mi, 021° N
Gibson County Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 239° SW
Fifty-Eighth Indiana Regiment Monument (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 239° SW
White Oak Public Access Site/ Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.4 mi, 339° N
Gibson County Visitors & Tourism (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 240° SW
Astra Theatre (Theatre) — 20.0 mi, 110° E
Robeson Hills Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 20.2 mi, 318° NW
Hindostan Falls (Attraction) — 24.9 mi, 068° E
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 25.2 mi, 073° E · 204k acres
Gibson Lake Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 26.5 mi, 248° W
Jug Rock (Attraction) — 29.0 mi, 063° NE
Traditional Arts Today (Arts Centre) — 29.1 mi, 129° SE
Lincoln State Park (State Park) — 29.2 mi, 152° SE
Scales Lake State Beach (State Park) — 29.5 mi, 178° S
Beall Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 30.9 mi, 253° W
Old Mans Nose (Attraction) — 32.9 mi, 062° NE
French Lick West Baden Museum (Museum) — 35.8 mi, 083° E
Indiana Railway Museum (Museum) — 36.0 mi, 083° E
FLWB Indoor Karting (Theme Park) — 36.3 mi, 082° E
Springs Stadium (Cinema) — 36.4 mi, 084° E
Newburgh Academy Of Dance (Arts Centre) — 38.0 mi, 190° S
Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 59.3 mi, 053° NE · 13k acres

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